Most kids losing Medicaid come from just nine states all led by Republicans

AXIOS December 19, 2023
Maya Goldman

Sixty percent of kids who have lost Medicaid coverage this year came from just nine states, all of which are Republican-led, according to new data from the Biden administration.

Driving the news: And the 10 states refusing the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of Medicaid to low-income adults have disenrolled more kids than all of the expansion states combined, the administration also reported.

Why it matters: The data hints at a partisan divide in reviews of Medicaid eligibility after those checks — which were put on hold during the pandemic — resumed this spring.

• The administration on Monday sent warnings to the nine states with large losses in kids coverage, but federal health officials said they have limited power to...

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